In this episode, Sue talks about the new book The Agency with the author Monica McGurk. The Agency is Mary Poppins meets James Bond and is YA fiction fun for everyone. We chat about writing books, why use nannies as a subject and some more seri

New Baby Series :: Maternity Leave

Jan 17th, 2022 38m 26s

It takes good communication, good boundaries and some flexibility to support a new mom and be a great nanny during this transitional time.

New Baby Series! Overview

Jan 10th, 2022 33m 33s

When a new baby is added to a family, many things will change. Sue discusses her situation as a new baby is coming any day now! We will be discussing many of these issues in further episodes.

Time to Renegotiate?

Dec 27th, 2021 36m 28s

The beginning of the year is the perfect time to get a contact in place or renegotiate your contract to include things you may have forgotten! We discuss how to approach this.

Overcoming a Bad Reference

Dec 22nd, 2021 31m 32s

Can you just skip over a bad reference? What can you do if you know a reference is not going to be great? How can an agency help?

Blended positions- adding household duties

Dec 6th, 2021 27m 44s

Household Manager. Family Assistant. Nanny Manager. These types of jobs are in high demand, but the titles used can be confusing. What does its meant to say you are a family manager?

Holiday Bonus--Yep! We are talking about it again!

Nov 29th, 2021 29m 16s

We discuss the hot topic of the season-bonuses! We have a few different ways to look at it- and we disagree a little too!!

Pay Rate Drama

Nov 25th, 2021 24m 56s

We discuss how nannies get upset when parents offer super low rates.

Overnight Pay!

Nov 15th, 2021 32m 31s

Do you charge a flat rate for overnights or do you ask hourly? We unpack the details of negotiating an overnight rate.

Spotting a GOOD Agency

Nov 10th, 2021 27m 2s

What makes a great agency? What should you look for when choosing?? We discuss things to look for and what to watch out for when searching for an agency.

OOps - when you make a mistake on the job

Nov 1st, 2021 26m 13s

Everyone makes mistakes, what happens when you do it on the job? Marker on the couch, broken dishes, what can you do?

Work From Home Parents

Sep 19th, 2021 29m 39s

Sue and Lora discuss the new normal - working from home parents!!

From the PPP Vault- Difficult Conversations

Sep 13th, 2021 33m 59s

A replay! How do you handle difficult conversations with your employers? As a nanny, you will have to give notice, discuss issues with the children, maybe ask for a raise. We mull over these and a few others and give our ideas on how to tackle

Advice from an old nanny

Sep 6th, 2021 28m 44s

Lora and Sue have been in the nanny world for many years. This week we think about what advice we would give to our younger nanny selves.

Nanny BOOM!

Aug 30th, 2021 28m 7s

Right now there is a nanny shortage and demand is high for nannies. What does this mean? How can you take advantage of the market?

We're BACK! And talking COVID

Aug 23rd, 2021 28m 31s

After an extended hiatus, Sue and Lora are back and we are talking about COVID conversations you should be having NOW!!!

Summer Series #4 Challenging Behaviors School Aged Kids

Sep 20th, 2019 48m 38s

Many nannies find it challenging to work with kids who are a little older. So we are chatting about children who are school age and brainstorming ideas about how to deal with a few of those troublesome issues.

Summer Series - Challenging Behavior #3- Preschoolers

Jul 26th, 2019 55m 21s

We continue our series talking about difficult behaviors and how we as nannies can handle them. This time we focus in on 3 and 4 year olds.

Challenging Behaviors #2- Toddler Behaviors

Jul 11th, 2019 49m 18s

We discuss common challenging behaviors with toddlers and how nannies can work with them.

Challenging Behaviors Summer Series

Jun 17th, 2019 49m 17s

We kick off our summer series this week on handling difficult behaviors age by age. We discuss here what kinds of behaviors are challenging.

Time Out? Time In?

May 12th, 2019 40m 20s

In this episode we discuss time out/time in and what these terms really mean?

Quitting a Job

Mar 4th, 2019 45m 41s

In this episode - a double sized one- we discuss quitting the job. When is it time and how do you give notice? We will discuss what comes next in a future episode.

Employers That Yell

Jan 25th, 2019 35m 52s

You sometimes hear about nannies who have to deal with employers that "yell at them". We talk about what it might mean, how to process it and deal with being yelled at.

Should Families Be Screened The Same As Nannies?

Dec 1st, 2018 30m 34s

We discuss the idea that nannies should be able to screen families the same as families can screen nannies? Are the rules the same for both sides?

Should We Intervene??

Nov 19th, 2018 32m 47s

We discuss what happens when someone says they don't want to play with your kid. Do we step in? Do we coach thru the situation? How can these situations really be a learning moment?